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FYI Newsletter January 19, 2009

Quick Scan:

  • IUB DIsability Roundtable
  • BIN Workshop Location Change
  • Did You Know... Family Resources Website
  • Library Corner

IUB Disability Roundtable

On Wednesday, January 21, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Memorial Union's Oak Room, IUB's Disability Roundtable will be presenting this semester's first  Accessible University offering. The session is entitled, Implications of Increased Enrollment of Students with Disabilities in University Programs: Faculty and Administrative Responses. Guest presenter will be the Indiana Institute's own Teresa Grossi!

The reauthorization of the Higher Education Opportunity Act in 2008 contains new provisions that significantly improve postsecondary opportunities and supports for students with disabilities, including students with intellectual disabilities. This month's presentation is focused on the impact of that law on university programs. 

Grossi, Center Director for the Institute's Center on Community Living and Careers, will review current national and state trends related to the growing numbers of students with disabilities enrolled in academic programs. She will share information and resources about how faculty can best respond and relate to students with various types of disabilities, both academically and socially. She will also discuss implications for universities regarding the advisement of students with disabilities for career opportunities and share information about the changing roles of families as they try to support their adult children to apply for and enter academic programs.

The Accessible University series is a collaborative activity of IUB's Disability Roundtable, coordinated by Vicki Pappas of the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community and Alice Voigt of the National Center on Accessibility. For further information about the Accessible University series or the Roundtable, please feel free to contact either Vicki (cpps@indiana.edu) or Alice (ajvoigt@indiana.edu). If you plan to attend this session and require a sign language interpreter, real time captioning, assistive listening system, other auxiliary aid or information in alternative format, please contact Alice Voigt at the National Center on Accessibility at (812) 855-1091 (voice), (812) 856-4421 (TTY), or e-mail ajvoigt@indiana.edu.

Benefits Information Network Workshops (BIN) Location Change

The training location for the Central Indiana BIN workshop, both basic and advanced, has been changed. The new location will be:

 Southern Dunes Golf Course
 8220 South Tibbs Avenue
 Indianapolis, IN  46217

Questions? Contact Sherry Redman at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail sredman@indiana.edu. Be sure to visit the Institute's Events Calendar for a complete listing of Institute-sponsored workshop and conferences. Visit http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/.

Did You Know...

The Institute's Early Childhood Center, in conjunction with About Special Kids (ASK), provides a family resources website focusing on early intervention and early childhood special education. Information on upcoming workshops, resources and publications, an e-newsletter, and more is available to parents and professionals by visiting http://www.inf2f.org. Funding for the Family to Family Initiative is provided by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services, and the First Steps Early Intervention System.

Center for Disability Information and Referral Logo and Link

Library Corner

New Items: The following new materials may be borrowed by Indiana residents from the Center for Disability Information and Referral at the Institute. To check out materials, contact the library at 1-800-437-7924, send e-mail to cedir@indiana.edu, or visit us at 2853 East Tenth Street in Bloomington.

Braddock, D. (2008). The State of the States in Developmental Disabilities 2008. Boulder, CO: Dept. of Psychiatry and Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities, the University of Colorado.

Harwell, J.M. (2008). The Complete Learning Disabilities Handbook: Ready-to-Use Strategies & Activities for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities. 3rd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Plummer, D.M. (2008). Social Skills Games for Children.  Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.